Note 45 — Translation of CAPTAIN CUELLAR'S Narrative of the Spanish Armada.
Robert Crawford translation
Echarnos a nado. Echarse a nado literally means to cast oneself afloat; but it has also a metaphorical signification—viz., to make a desperate attempt. As the same expression is made use of twice close together, it may be that in the first instance it was meant metaphorically; but this is by no means certain.